make book on
make book on something
1. Sl. to make or accept bets on something. Well, she might. But I wouldn't make book on it. Don't make book on my success in this game.
2. Sl. to feel confident enough about something to accept wagers on it. Of course the delivery date is certain. You can make book on it! The work might be done on time, but I wouldn't make book on it.
See also: book, make, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- make book on something
- crack a book
- curl up with a (good) book
- cuddle up with a (good) book
- cuddle up with a book
- Good Book
- the Good Book
- have (one's) nose in a book
- have your nose in a book, magazine, etc.
- nose in a book, have one's